Russian army would like to upgrade BMD-1 airborne armoured infantry fighting vehicle

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced a tender for the modernization of BMD-1 airborne fighting vehicles, and plans to spend almost 3.4 billion rubles (around $100 million) on that goal, the state procurements agency said on Monday, April 22, 2013.

BMD-1 Russian airborne armoured infantry fighting vehicle

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Russian airborne troops will be prepared to operate in the near future as Rapid Reaction Force

Russia's Airborne Forces (VDV) should expand the scope of their mission and be prepared to operate as a rapid reaction force, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. “The Airborne Forces are to be used as rapid reaction forces in responding to crises,” Shoigu told an meeting of senior officers at the Defense Ministry, but did not elaborate.

Russian airborne troops at military parade in Moscow.

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Russian airborne troops will be equipped soon with Tigr-M SPM-2 and Kamaz Typhoon armoured

The Russian Airborne Troops (RAT) will be mainly equipped with domestically-designed armored vehicles, including Tigr-M, RAT Commander Col. Gen. Vladimir Shamanov said. “Our brigade-level air assault units will have an armored car component based on Tigr vehicles,” Shamanov said at a news conference in RIA Novosti on Monday. “The deliveries of Tigr-M will start soon, and the first recipients of these vehicles will be special forces units.”

Tigr SPM-2 4x4 tactical armoured vehicle at Engineering Technologies defence exhibition in Moscow, Russia.

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